St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-31
4 RT1oLEs OF 1NcoRpoRAT1oN.-Know al

A RT1CLES OF INCORPORATION-K III
"A men by these presents: That we, whose
names are hereto subscribed, associate ourselves
tosether for the purpose of forming and organic
ing and by these presents do hereby form and
organize corporation under title two (2) of chap
Ter thirty-four t34) of Statutes of Minnesota, and
LOT the purpose Aforesaid, and in accordance with
the provisions of the Statutes in such cases made
and provided, we adopt and by our signatures
hereto confirm the following Articles of Incorpo-
rauonas. well as this declaration in is behalf:
Flrst-The name of this corporation shall be
Inc northwestern Natural Cas- OIL and Mining
Company.
Second-The general nature of the business to
be carried on shall be the boring or drilling of
wells for obtaining natural gas and oil, or both:
the production, marketing and distributing Of
such gas or OIL by pipe lines. conductors or other
WISE; the construction and maintenance of storage
tanks for either or both: the sinking of shafts or
ur1ts 1or the mining OF coal or other minerals
whether IN solution or otherwise; the buynp and
selling OF either or all of such products of nature;
the purchase and selling of real estate incident to
the proper prosecution of such business either OF
al OF them; the purchase, selling, building and
erecting all and singular the necessary buildings,
retorts, tanks, reservoirs, pipe Ines works or
contriVances,and the appurtenances pertaining to
sucn business or any OF its branches or incidental
thereto one, either and all of them.
Thrd-Ihe principal place for the transactine
OF the Company's business shall be the City of St.
Paul County OF Ramsey, State OF Minnesota.
Fourth The time of the commencement of busi-
ness shall be the 18th day of March, A. D. 1887
and the period of its existence thirty years from
said 18th day Of March, reserving any right to re-
neWai now existing by the Statutes or hereafter
enacted.
Nfth-The amount of capital stock shall be five
hundred thousand (S5O0.000) dollars. Such capi-
tai stock shall be divided into five thousand
shares OF one hundred ($l0G) dollars each share.
to be issued and paid for at such time and in such
manner as the directors or other officers herein
after designated shall direct; but always in ar
cordance with the provisions of law governing the
issue OF stock in corporations.
Sixth-The unsecured Indebtedness of this cor
poraton shall never exceed ten thousand $50.
O0O) dollars, and the net debt, secured or other
WISE shall never exceed two hundred thousand
(s200000) dollars.
Seventh-The capital stock NAV be increased in
accordance with the provisions OF law
Elghth-The names of the iDcorporators form.
ing thls corporation and their respective places of
residence are as follows, to-wit: f. j. CIemingie
OH City, Pennsylvania; w. G. Hunter Pittsburg
pennsylvania; Hugh Brawley St Paul Mime
sofa
Ninth-The following named persons shall con-
stltute the first Board of Directors or officers: F.
j. -Clemengie. w. G.. Hunter, Hugh BrawIev who
are hereby selected. agreed upon and appointed
TO manage the affairs of said corporation until
their successors are elected and qualified as pro-
Vlded by the bylaws, and the first election shall
be at the first annual meeting to be holden at the
once OF the corporation in st. Paul, on the first
Saturday OF January, A. ID. 1888, at O'Clock in
the afternoon, and the said F. J. Clemngie shall
perform the duties of Preside MT and the said w
IT, Hunter shall discharge the duties of Treasurer
until their successors shall be appointed nv said
managers, and as such officers shall have the
power and are hereby Authorized to select from
the stockholders any person or persons TO fill anv
vacancy arising in their board either py death or
resignation. And their action in this behalf is
and shall stand for our action confirmed by these
presents.
Tenth-The business of this corporation and the
management of its affairs shall be vested in their
Board of d rectors, which shall be composed of
three, as before set forth. until the first annual
meeting, but thereafter may cons st of three or
more not exceeding nine, as the bylaws shall pro-
vide. F
Such Board of Directors shall choose from their
number. SO elected, a Pres ident of said CORPORA
uen.e Ihey shall appoint a Treasurer who shall be
a stockhoider OF not less than ten shares and a
CLERK or the Board OF Directors shall be appointed
by the President And all officers, agents and
servants OF said corporation shall be appointed by
the Board OF Directors, ana subject to removal BY
such poard, without hearing question. And all
things which duly elected Board of Directors
might lawfully do in, or pertaining, to the busi-
ness OF this corporation shall be done by the said
Il. D. Clemlngle, w. q. Hunter and Hugh Brawley
VINO are duly constitutes and empowered by us TO
assume and manage the business of this CORPORA
ton until their successors are chosen as afore.
said.
Eieventh-We hereby constitute and appoint p
W. Locke Secretary or Clerk of this corporation
until his successor is duly elected and qualified
and we shall have the custody under the direc.
managers aforesaid. of the records of this corno,
ration,.5 III 8
IL In witness whereof we, whose names are first
above written. have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 18th day of March. A D. 1887.
.. av. +. j. CLEMENGIE, [Seall
W. G. HUNTER, fSeal1
HUGH BRAWLEY. ISeall